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9th Infantry Regiment - Command Report - February 1952

2nd Infantry Division

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Unit Name: Second Infantry Division

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Narrative of Events, pp. 1-11

II. Personnel

III •. Intelligence

IV. Ope_rations

v. Logistics

VI. .Appendices

A •. 1 •. 9th Infantry Unit Journals

2 •. Periodic Personnel Reports Nos •. 40 & 41

B •. 1 •. Periodic Intelligence Reports Nos. 32 - 60

c •. 1. Periodic Opere"tions Reports Nos. 32- 60

g. Training Memorandum No •. 2

3 •. Letter of Instruction No. 2

4 •. Operations Instruction Nos. 41 - 44

5 •. Operation Plan

D. l •. lst Battalion Journal

2. 2nd Battalion Journal

3. 3rd Battalion Journal

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As VJas the case for the previ:Jus month, the 9th Infantry Regi-

ment contin!.led a policy of improvements for the month of February,

19:)2. \'ihereas some of ~c,he projects v1bich had been started many mc·nths

before Nere carried on, many ne\'1. ones v<ere initiated.

Of primary importa'nce was the \IOrk of commutcication p ersor.:::sl in

improving the regiment's facilities. A nei~ re;i;:::ental svlit,chboard Nas

established i'Jhich '\10uld take care of telephone callo more d'ficient1~r

and quickly. More emphasis 11as placed on improvin,s Signal Corps equip-

ment and \·lire 1 'I'Jith a progrsm of salvaging eztraneous \~ire cable and

rerouting wire to better advc:rr':.n:.;e being adoptcr1.

Work on the regimental road net \·los increased as ·the Engineers,

anticipating the sprin,s thav1s, graded and filled the roads for better

vehicular travel. Linkinz the left sector vlith the n;iddle sector, a

cross-valle-y road \-Jhich bypasses KumlnJa t~e~s completed and was to be

maintained constantly.

TO\~ard the end of the period, the 9th Hegiruent sa'd the arrival of

several attached artillery pieces. The 105mm gun~ the 8 Inch howitzer,

and the 90mm sun V?ere all placed in operation, and they helped to sup-

plement the existing artillery fil'es. The rezimcnt also ex:_0erimented

'I'Iith a l05mm jeep-mounted recoilless rifle, using it tbl'ou:bout this

terrain to test its effectiveness end capabilities.

1.'/ith the increase in the number of gunshot v10unds, Colonel \'!ilhur

i1ilson, the regimental cormnande1·, emphasized SU;?e~·vision by the unit

·commanders over their man G.s an ans\ver to prcventin::; many of these SDls

and careless accidental shoatincs.

The regiment also participated to the fullest degree in the Eighth

Army OPERATIJN CLAM-IJP from ll to 15 February. The regiment, in being

energetic in its actions and decisions during.the period, learned a

great deal about its capabilities and limitations} and it sav1 that it

could L11prove its operation in case of another such plan.


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positions it occupied durin6 the preceeding month. The situation

. continued to remain the same, r!i th front line units holding in def-

ense upon the Line I~issouri. The regimental strength at the gegin

ning of the month was 5067 organic and 51 ROK personne1. 1

The 1st and 3d Battalions dispatched four ~atrols during the

. period, out no enemy contact \·las reported. The 2d Battalion, vvhich

had been in reserve,, remained in their area and conducted training •.

Tank Company used the day to conduct maintenance on their vehicles

and therefore did not fire at all. Service Company, in an effort

to make ·their area more accessible. to the regiment., moved to a nevJ

area closer to the Regimental CP. 2 The IRTC which ·Nas located "t,vi th

this unit also moved to the ne'\'? posi tton.

The Thailand Battalion, which had employed two companies on

line, dispatched one ambush and one reconnaissance patrol from their

3 Charlie Company, but it reported no enemy contact.

The next day Able, Charlie, King, and Love Companies each dis

patched one ambush patrol and again reported no contact, The Thai

Battalion with one ambush and one reconnaissance patrol dispatched

during the period also reported no contact. 'The 2d Battalion re

mained in reserve and conducted a tactical problem, "The Battalion

In The Attack. 114

The enemy, for the past v1eek, had started to harrass the front

line units more frequently with artillery and mortar fire, and during

the day this shellin.g picked up i·Ji th King Company reporting having

1 • .Appendix, 0-1, POR 32, 1 February 1952 2. Ibid 3· Ibid 4 •. .Appendix, 0-1, POR 33 2 February 1952 ~

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received 13 round of 60mm and 3 rounds of 82rnm mortar from 0735

to 0900 hours. 5 SECURITY INFO~MA TfONi

Of'~.note was an air strike conducted on enemy positions west

of .. Sangso-ri., The sorties '\-Jere flown by Navy fighters, dropping

s1xteem 1000 pound bombs and .. thirty-t'\\'0 100 pound bombs,. as lOOJt

coverage'; of artillery positions was given \'lith six artillery pieces

and two-bunkers destroyed. 6

The Regimental S-4, Major Carnahan, reported that a shoe repair •·

center has been established at the 2d Division Rear, Chunchon, and 7

was now prepared to service combat boots. He also reported a serious .

shortage of containers, food, insulated rJith inserts.

Colonel 1/'lil bur "dilson, regimental commander, reemphasized the

Army-wide Cost Consciousness Program. He suggested that every man in

the regiment be familiar with the cost of ten Army-issued items.

On 3 February Baker, Charlie, and King Companies' ambush patrols

which had been dispatched during the period once more reported no

contact. Heavy l<J:ortar Company, firing H&I missions and in support of

the patrols, expended 105 HE and 40 VIP rounds. The Psychological. Vlar:-

. fare Team, operatins in the regimental sector, broadcast to the ene~::y

from a position in the vicinity of Item Company.8

In an effort to help eleviate the previously reported shortage

of food containers and inserts within the regiment, 32 inserts for thes

hot food containers were received. 9

It has been noted that the enemy was utilizing smoke more to

screen in his movements. It was reported that he sets up a smoke

screen in·front of his positions during the late afternoon so that it

5. Appendix, B-1, PIR 33, 2 Febr•uary 1952 6. Appendix, A-1, Unit Journal, 2 February 1952, Item 15 7. Loc. Cit. Item 14 8. Loc. Cit. Item 58 9. Loc. Cit. Item 41

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outpost positions particularly on Hill 598 and on the fingers of

Hill 1062. SECURiTY INFORMATrbN

Because the Regimental Index switchboard was handling so many

telephone calls and the supplementary Peanut Si·Ji tchboard 1·1as being

overloaded as well, the Regimental Communication Officer announced

the formation of a new Index Switchboard utilizing three BD 74s

which eliminated the Peanut Switchboard. In this "~Hay, the calls were

to be routed more efficiently and'quickly.

On 4 February Able, Baker, and King Companies dispatched ambush

patrols, but each reported no contact.. EO\>Jever, Charlie Company of

the Thailand Battalion dispatched a reinforced squad sized daylight

patrol at 1100 hours to a point in the vicinity of Saemal. \·i'hile

proceeding to the objective the patrol received small arms fire and

.became encircled by the enemy's crossfire.. A platoon i·Jas immediately

.sent out to assist the trapped patrol which by this time was receiving

ten rounds of enemy 60mm mortar. Heavy Hortar Company also assisted

by fire, and when relief 'ltlas given, the patrol ~~as able to return to 10

the battalion area without further incident by 1505 hours.

~·lhile this action was taking place, a group of Thailand military

officers was visiting the Thai Battalion CP. C~neral Poj, corr~anding

general of the 3d Thailand Division, accompanied by Colonel Bori boon,

commanding officer of the 21st Thai RC'r, Colonel Chit, Iviajor surakit,

and Major Pragob, Thailand C~Q representatives, inspected the front

line posit1ons.11

The Thailand Battalion again had action the next day. An Able

Company reinforced squad sized reconnaissance patrol departed its area

by 1200 hours and proceeded to the vicinity west of Kumgong-ni. As

10 • ..Appendix,.· C-1,, POR 35, 4 .t<eburary 1952 "11 • ..Appendix, A-1, Unit Journal, 4 February 1952 Item 18



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objective, it received enemy small arms

fire •. l-1ortar fire and artillery 11as adjusted on the hostile forces,

and the patrol withdrew. 12 SECURITY INFORMATtON

Even though the other regimental patrols had 11 ttle or no contact

with the enemy on 6 February, again the Thailand Battalion received

the eneny' s attention •.. Its Baker Company outpost received an enemy

probe of two platoon strength at 2100 hours. The enemy employed both

·small arms and automatic 1>1eapon fire. As artillery and mortar fire

was adjusted, the enemy chose to -vJi thdravJ 30 minutes later vJi th no 13

further action.,

On this date 10 officers and 100 enlisted men departed at 0827

14 . hours on rotation. In order to make up part of the loss, five officers

were to be received and assigned by the re3iment the next day. 1 5

Effective 1200 hours 7 February, one battery from the 82d A.Al:... Bn

16 was attached for operational control.

During the day the special regimental units \vere parttcularly '' u

active, with Heavy N:ortar Company expending 134 HE and 109 1l[P rounds

and Tanlt Company fireing 158 HE and 10 \•TP rounds in that period. 18

Later that night,' the 2d Battalion left its reserve and conducted 19

a relief of the 3d Battalion upon the JLine Eissouri. By 2048 hours it

had assumed responsibility of the :11iddle resirnental sector and a few

20 · minutes later, the 3d Battalion closed into the reserve area.

It 1:1as formally o . .nnounced on 8 February that OPEEATION CLi~l-1-UP,

an Eighth US .lU'my no--fir-e operation, would be put into effect. In

essence it v:ould be a larger continuation of this regiment's previ:us

OPERATION POSSlThi. "Plans \o.~ere made which included movement only by

night2land sleeping by day, ,::1 tb the three meals to be served during

the hours of darkness. Individual subordinate units were to plan and

]2. Appendix, C-1, POR 38, 7 February 1952 13. Appendix, c-1, POR 38, 7 February 1952 14. Anpendix, A-l,,Unit Journals, 6 February 1952, Item 10

~ 15 •. Appendix, A-1, Unit Journals, 7 February 1952, Item 11 16 • ..Appendix, C-1,, POR, 7 February 1952 17, Ibid 18. Ibid

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SECURITY INFORMA not" -execute their Oi"ln program at the same time. _For the next two days -

the regiment i'las to be busy preparing for the operation.

On 9 February, after several days of training in the Service

Company area, the crew of the 105mm recoiless rifle test \'ieapon

placed the gun in action by firing ten rounds in an experimental \'Jet

run•22

During the period the Thailand Able and Baker Companies' outpos~

received a probing attack by an estimated enemy platoon utilizing

small arms fire •. The friendly elements returned fire and, when art

illery and mortar fire was adjusted, the probe was repulsed. 23

Later Baker Company of the Thai Battalion dispatched a reinforced

squad sized reconnaissance patrol vicinity of Saemal. Vihile proceed-:

ing toward the objective the patrol received enemy small arms fire,

and it withdrei<l for a short time. 1:Then it attempted to continue on

· to the objective, the patrol again received hostile fire. This time

-the friendly force placed artillery on the enemy, and after a few

minutes_ the Baker patrol ivithdrew to the battalion area. 24

Sund.ay 10 February found the regiment preparing vigorously for . p,~~1~/

OPERATION CLM·i-UP, Able and Easy Companies dispatched squad sized

patrols during the period but bad no contact 11ith the enemy. Hoi·lever,

the detail vJhich placed a listening device on Stuart's Knob in front . 25

of George.Company drew 12 rounds of enemy 60mm mortar.

The 3d Battalion remained in reserve and utilized the period for

instruction in cost consciousness after spending the morning hours in

church serviceso 26

An air strike controlled by the regiment began at 1020 hours.

Eight fighter planes bombed and strafed the vicinity north of the . C!7

regiment's center s~ctor with 85% coverage reported.

22. .Appendix, · A-1, Unit Journal, 9 February 1952, Item 26 23., APpendix, C-1, POR 40, 9 February 1952 24. -Ibid 25. APpendix, A-1, Unit Journal, 10 February 1952 Item 66 26 • .Appendix, C-1, POR 41, 10 February 1952 C!7, Ibid


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That· evening at 1800 hours OPERATION CLJIJ:-1-UP went into effect, SECURITY INFORMA TfO~

and in conjunction with this, the MLR was thoroughly screened Nitb

smoke.28The Thailand Battalion's security outposts consisting of three

squads were '\'Ji thdravm to the r:ILR at 1945 hours. 29rt was also announced

that all movements '\'J6l.S to be made at nie;ht \'lith a minimum number of

v.ehicles on the road. Resupply vJas to be accomplished during the

·hours of darkness, with the i'zater and shO\-Ier points operating all

night.

During the period of OPERATION CL1~-UP, 11-15 February, only one

.friendly -patrol was dispatched.. On 12 February a six man patrol from

Charlie Company was dispatched to a point about 100 yards in front of

their lvU..R to locate enemy KIAs and VJIAs. 3°:r:.1ost of the other action

was limited to observation, plotting enemy stghtings, and protection

from enemy shelling. It must be noted that unidentified aircraft were

sighte<I. also during the period •.

On 11 February the enemy probed Charlie 0 ompany at 1115 hours

using small arms and automatic weapons fire. A brief fire fight en

sued-with the enemy lvithdra.,.,ring after five minutes of contact.31

Even though direct front line contact ..,,1as stopped for the oper

ation, the special units still continued their activity. The Regi-

mental S-4 reported that 100 new armored vests '\'I ere received and . 32

distributed among the battalions, that the regiment was getting an

tncreased allotment of l'ogs to be used for construction purposes

only, and that DDT dusters vJere to be drm-Jn on the basis of one per

company. 33Tbe Engineers, although their activities •:Jere also limited ·

to night operation, made plans to improve tbe roads in the regimental

sector by the use of supplemented graders and scrapers.

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Throughout this CL.Ai>:I-UP period, the 3d Battalion remained in its

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reserve area and utilized the time to great advantage. The compan

ies conducted their own training "'rvhich included i•leapons, dismounted

drill,~ scouting and patrolling, field sanitation, communications, and

Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Warfare. 34 SECURITY INFOR\~f'-'~ON OPERATION CLM-1-UP was terminated at 1400 hours on 15 February. 35·

The- Thailand Battalion immediately sent out t'l•iO patrols to set up the

outposts 11hich they formerly occupied prior to the operation. 362 Off

icers and 89 enlisted men vJere notified of their rotation the next

day. As a final end to the period, the artillery and mortars fired a

barrage on enemy positions.37

Among the many lessons learned from this operation was one which

found that the regiment could cut do'.m on the number of vehicles used

on the regimental roads.. It was observed that particularly at night

when vehicles were allowed to move, traffic v~as entirely too heavy.

Many units found that' they could reduce the number of trips by more

careful planning •.

On 17 February a fighter bomber flying r1i th four escorts vla/5 shot

dO\"ln in the Tucb' on-n area within enemy positions on the regimental

left boundary.. Since the plane crashed behind the enemy £·1LR, it was

assumed that the pilot ''~as ei tber killed or captured. No further in

formation was obtained.~8

The Next day, Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, .Army Field Forces

representative,; visi~ed the regiment for the purpose of making a sur

vey of manpO\'Ier shortages.~9That evening Colonel \iilson,; regimental

commander, presented the Bronze Star to lst Lieutenant .4lvin Price,

regimental communications officer, and a letter of commendation to

Captain Kri t, Thailand Battalion liaison officer.,

During the period six patrols were dispatched.. .All but one -

34~. Appendix, C-l,:POR 43, 12 February 1952 35 ... Appendix, 0~1,, POR 46, 15 February 1952 36. Ibid 37 •. Ibid 38, Appendix, A-1 Unit Journal, 17 February 1952, Item 69 39 • .Appendix, A-1 Unit Journal·, 18 February 1952, Item 27

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from the Thai Battalion. Areinforced squa9. sized reconnaissance pat-

trol \'las dispatched to a :point east of Saemal. As the patrol neared

the objective,, it received small arms fire, and vJhen mortar fire vJas

adjusted, the firing \.Yas silenced. The patrol closed vJi thout further

incident.4°

Charlie Company!:s five man outpost, vJhich had .been established the

day before, 41received a squad sized probe on 19 February at 1845 hour&

The enemy closed near the outpost and attacked vJi th small arms and he.nd

grenades. Friendly forces were forced to i.Yi thdrai.Y, but vJhen a friendly

squad was dispatched to reestablish the outpost at 2200 hours, the

enemy ·v-lithdrevl, the position being reoccupied Y.Jithout further inciden~. Rotation departed with three officers and eighty-five enlisted

44 men,43while R&R quota of 22 enlisted men also left.

19 ·February found the .lst and 2d Battalions remaining on Line I,Tis-

souri with the 3d Battalion relieving the Thai Battalion in the· left

sector at 2345 hours. 45

The right and center battalions dispatched six patrols during tJ:-.c

period with a reconnaissance patrol from C.!.eorge Company bei.ng the only

one to report any contact on 20 February. After departing the company

area at 0435, the squad, about 900 yards in front of the company

positions, encountered enemy who threw three grenades at it. After

returning fire -v1i. th grenades, the patrol vJi tbdre1<1, closing at 0730

hours.46

As Item Company relieved the Thai Battalion outpost, an estimated

twenty-five enemy· employing small arms a.nd automatic i•Ieapons fire

probed this forioJard position. The fire fight lasted until mortar fire

was adjusted and small arms and automatic fire i"/as returned, causing 47

the enemy to wi thdrai-J.

· 40. Appendix,, C-1,~ POR 49, 18 February 1952 41. Appendix,, C-1, .POR 49, 18 February 1952 42 •. .Appendix, C-1, . POR 50, 19 February 1952

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It expended 10 rounds HE and 1 round r~, but in the course of fir-49

·ing, the enemy counterfired 55 rounds of artillery.

On 22 February Able Company dispatched a reinforced squad

sized patrol to establish an ambush point north of Hagfu~oyong but

returned v1ithout contact.. Baker Company dispatched a t1:10 squad

combat patrol to raid an area north of Yangjimal at 0220 hours.5°

The mission 11as to capture prisoners, and it v1as accomplished,, the

party picked up t110 ctvilians •. 51

Easy and George Companies both dispatched patrols to the vicin-

1 ty of Hill 598.. The Easy patrol did not make con tact, but tte Georg;

raiding patrol engaged an unestimated number of enemy, killing three . 52

and suffering one friendly vJounded.

The Thailand Battalion remained in its reserve area and conducted

training •.

The Regimental s-4 announced the arrival of Sniper Scopes.

Dtstri button \vould be made later to each battalion, and a school

would be set up to teach men ho1·J to operate the instrument~

Colonel infilson, the regimental commander, urged all companies to

take measures to prevent any more gunshot 1rJounds.. It bas bEen observitl

that there had been an increase in the number of self-inflicted \voundq

and the regimental commander felt that through supervision and observ-

ation the high percentage of these vwunds could be reduced.

The first real proof of the value of v-1earin3 the armored vests

came on 22 February when a man from G-eorge Company was i'IOUnded \·Jhile

\vearing one.53Tbe Regimental Surgeon, Captain Vlilliamson,, said that

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hand grenade. The man's outer svJeater had several holes in it, but -

he .. suffered no chest wounds. 'fhe uncovered portions of the arms

received the shrapnel •.

On 24.February Baker, Charlie, .. Easy, Fox, ?..Ud I..ove :JJrl~Janies ,J.is-

pe,tched. patrols to various points across the regimental sector, but

all reported no contact. The Thailand Battalion remained in reserve

and continued training in demolitions, mines and booby traps, and the 54

tank-infantry team.

The Regimental Surgeon reported that there are novJ tv10. dental

chairs in.operation at the Medical Company capable of taking care of

six patients a day. Colonel \'lilson, regimental commander,, recommendei

that a dental survey be made of the troops,, perhaps '"'hen they go into

reserve •.

The detachment from the 92d AFA Battalion reported that it expe~

ed · 49 rounds of HE and 13 "~:iP during the period, 55 and that the 8 inch

howitzer, r vJhich had done some firing, itJas to be moved to a new loc a tim

in order to cut do1m the counterbat.tery fire 1 t was receiving. The old

post tion i'Jas to be dummied and charges to be set off to feign destruct-

ion of the weapon.

The 1st and 2d Battalions dispatched ambush patrols both on 25 and

26 February,., but all reported once again co contact. 'rhe 3d Battalicn

remained in their positions on Line Hissouri as Love Company reported

I? receiving 34 r-pimds pf 76mm .Artillery both days combined. 56·rhe 'l'hai 57

Batt~ion remained in reserve and rehearsed the counterattack plan 463.

The Regimental s-4 announced that 1000 nevJ duffel bags "\vere avail

able at the Regimental Supply Office and will be kept exclusively for

men 1r1ho rotate •.

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days in i'lhich enemy sightings i·Jere nemerws,

Heavy Mortar Company fired a total of 410 rounds, Tank Company fired

298 rounds, and the detacrunent from the 92d AFA Battalion expended

58 78 rounds •.

On.29 February Able and Charlie Companies dispatched reinforced

squad sized patrols but reported no contact, as did the Baker Company

. patrol vlhich had established an ambush viest of Yangjimal •.

Fox company also sent out a reinforced squad sized reconnaissance

patrol but made no contact. However, the Fox Company reconnaissance

patrol which left the company area at o250 hours, upon reaching a point

10 yards from objective,, received automatic weapons fire and hand gren

ades from an unknown number of enemy. ·The patrol closed into the batt-59

alion area at 0505 hours after returning fire to the ener::1y.

The 3d Battalion's nel'J Ranger platoon drew its first assignment

during the period, as a trJO squad sized reconnaissance patrol ':las dis-60

patched to a point s·outhitJest of Yangdae and reported no contact. ·The

Love Company patrol, which had established an ambush point northeast

of Songjon.g,; attempted to destroy a bunker at the objective by gren

ading it •. ~owever, at the same time, the patrol received small arms

fire and, :rter returning the fire, 1.vi thdrevJ. 61

The Thailand Battalion remained in reserve and prepared for relief

62 of the 3d Battalion.

The Regimental S-3, Hajor woodv1ard, announced that the Sniper

School would start that day and would be a 10 day courRe of instructi~n. As the month drei'l to a close, the regimental strength v·Ias 4811

64· organic and 51 ROK, a drop during the rw)nth of 256 organic personnel.

58 •• 1\ppendix,. C-1, POR 58, Z7 POR 59, 28

59. ~upendix,, C-1, 60 •. Ibid 61 •. Ibid 62. Ibid

POR 60,, 29 POR 60, 29

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1S62 1952 1952 1952

63 •. ~upendix, C-2, 'll•l 2, 26 February 1952 64. Appendix, C-1, POR 60, 29 February 1952


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' EVALUt\TIOJ::S AND RECOHM.ENDATIONS

SECURITY INFORMATION SECRET every leader must do his 1. 1eadel·ship; The old Arrrr:r adage that

job '\'Ia~ apparent during the late v-Jintel'. The nume~·ous deficien-

cies in tactical units \·Jere attributed to b:reeltdO'i\'t1 in command

channels.

2. Field fortifications: The development of defensive positions

emphasized that. nothing could replace hard i'/Ork, S\·Jeat., and

intelligently directed efforts.

,?. Motor maintenance: Safe drivinz; and 1st echelon maintenance vJas

reemphasized time and time again.

4. Field sanitation and hygiene: This must be continually emphasized

through co~and chat:~nels and provisions made for the impliment-

ation of this phase of military activity.

-5• R&R: This vias reemphasized as a means of maintaining morale and

a state of well-being.

6. Road maintenance: Roads mu~:Jt be maintaiRed for .t'rJO. reasons,

l•esupply pu~·poses and reduction of moto~· vehicular maintenance

pl. ob.l ems. -

7. Communications.: \'/ell laid and maintained v1ire lines are a must.

8. OPERA'riON CLAl"I-l.iP: The regiment profitted from the operation in

the folbling \·lays:

a. It v1as able to determine the exact 1 ocation of tlje Chinese

and to spot many likely toxgets v1Hhin the l·egimental sector.

b. It off'ered a change of pace for the front line troops.

c. It offered an opportunity for service pe;;·sonnel to catch up

on administrative problems, particularly motor maintenance.

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